California · Business and Professions Code - BPC

BPC §7153.1: (a) The home improvement salesperson shall submit to the registrar an application in writing containing the statement that he or she desires the issuance of a registration under the terms of this arti

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Home improvement salespersons must submit a written application with a fee to obtain registration. The registrar may deny registration based on specified grounds and may require fingerprints for criminal history background checks.

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(a) The home improvement salesperson shall submit to the registrar an application in writing containing the statement that he or she desires the issuance of a registration under the terms of this article. The application shall be made on a form prescribed by the registrar and shall be accompanied by the fee fixed by this chapter. (b) The registrar may refuse to register the applicant under the grounds specified in Section 480. (c) As part of an application for a home improvement salesperson, the board shall require an applicant to furnish a full set of fingerprints for purposes of conducting criminal history record checks. Fingerprints furnished pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in an electronic format where readily available. Requests for alternative methods of furnishing fingerprints are subject to the approval of the registrar. The board shall use the fingerprints furnished by an applicant to obtain criminal history information on the applicant from the Department of Justice and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, including any subsequent arrest information available.

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